Vietnamese students studying at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) organized Vietnam Day on April 5 to welcome Vietnam’s hosting of APEC Year 2017.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Director of the MGIMO’s ASEAN Centre Viktor Sumsky noted that the event attracts not only students at MGIMO but also those from other universities in Moscow.

At the event. Photo: vietnam+

Lai Ngoc Doan, a representative of the Vietnamese embassy in Russia, congratulated MGIMO students on organizing a meaningful event.

The diplomat also lauded MGIMO as one of the leading international relations training establishments in the world where tens of Vietnamese students are studying.

The Vietnam Day featured a round-table seminar on Vietnam’s role as host of APEC Year 2017, a traditional souvenir fair, a photo exhibition “APEC Year 2017 in Vietnam”, an understanding competition on Russia and Vietnam, and Vietnamese gastronomy.